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Old 04-13-2010, 01:15 PM
 
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Why are Dallasites pissed they live on a prairie???

Get over it; you live in a Treeless prairie. It's not the end of the world.
Maybe if people (INCLUDING YOU) stop acting like DFW is a big desert, treeless, and doesn't offer natural beauty north Texans wouldn’t be offended.
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:17 PM
 
Location: NOVA
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And why should that bother them? That would be liking bashing Phoenix and Albuquerque for being in the desert. That's seems rather pointless. If I was a Dallasite I would not let those types of comments bother me simply because that's where the majority of people nowadays are moving to.
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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As I stated before, the only areas in the Metroplex with any real significant tree coverage is in the older, well established cities, & near waterways. North Texas as a whole is pretty barren when it comes to trees.
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:23 PM
 
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My cousin lives in East Fort Worth & has tall pine trees in her back yard...more than likely they were planted many, many years ago.

I found it to be quite a bizarre phenomenon in the North Texas region of the state to see pine trees. The vegetation is sparse, typically scrub brush with your occasional patch of oak trees spattered here & there, mostly near waterways & lakes.

Don't even dare use inner city Dallas as an example of mature trees. Those were also planted decades ago.

If DFW decided to plant a million pine trees they would be just as tall as any of the pine trees in east Texas. That doesn't equal a desert or sparse vegetation.
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:29 PM
 
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And why should that bother them? That would be liking bashing Phoenix and Albuquerque for being in the desert. That's seems rather pointless. If I was a Dallasite I would not let those types of comments bother me simply because that's where the majority of people nowadays are moving to.

We love our grass and wide open spaces in North Texas but we also love our planted and native trees.
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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If DFW decided to plant a million pine trees they would be just as tall as any of the pine trees in east Texas. That doesn't equal a desert or sparse vegetation.
North Texans can't seem to get over the fact they are lacking in trees...so sad. It is what it is. Just own up to the fact & get over it already instead of posting misleading pictures & spouting out useless jibber jabber then I think most people would get a long just fine in the Texas/Dallas/Houston forums.

Anyone who has flown in or out of D/FW can see how non-green the area really is.
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Old 04-13-2010, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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Anyone who has flown in or out of D/FW can see how non-green the area really is.
Its only non-green in the winter months. The rest of the year its relatively green.

Being green doesnt equal having lost of trees.
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Old 04-13-2010, 02:08 PM
 
Location: 32°19'03.7"N 106°43'55.9"W
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North Texans can't seem to get over the fact they are lacking in trees...so sad. It is what it is. Just own up to the fact & get over it already instead of posting misleading pictures & spouting out useless jibber jabber then I think most people would get a long just fine in the Texas/Dallas/Houston forums.

Anyone who has flown in or out of D/FW can see how non-green the area really is.
I was thinking the opposite last week when I flew into DFW on a layover to St. Louis. But I live in New Mexico. To me, flying into DFW represents my re-introduction to green surroundings. Once you start flying west of DFW, it starts to really change.
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Old 04-13-2010, 02:16 PM
 
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Its only non-green in the winter months. The rest of the year its relatively green.

Being green doesnt equal having lost of trees.
He is just a DFW hater and will say anything to give a false perception of DFW. We all know DFW is not the most heavily forested metro but to claim it lacks greenery and vegetation is just downright foolish. Metro-matt needs a dictionary to look up the word vegetation and greenery.
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Old 04-13-2010, 02:16 PM
 
Location: NOVA
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Its only non-green in the winter months. The rest of the year its relatively green.

Being green doesnt equal having lost of trees.
I was in DFW 2 weeks ago. You do have some of the best green grass in the country. If people want to see a desert, take I 20 west to Midland, Odessa, and El Paso. I noticed that the grass was green there and it is still brown in Georgia.
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